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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock
Define pipeline coaster please? If it's what I think you are talking about, there may be one in Six Flags New England.
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There's not.
Ultra Twister is one of a handful of Togo-designed pipeline coasters that are still operating. It was installed originally at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey for the 1985 season before being moved to Texas in 1990.
There is a good chance that some of Astroworld's rides will be relocated, but because Ultra Twister is so old, it's worth more as parts. It won't ever operate again.
Sadly, the same is true of Greezed Lightnin', which is a shame, really, because it's a great ride in amazing condition. It'll probably go for parts to maintain the handful of operating shuttle loop coasters scattered about the country -- most likely its cousin in Kentucky.
Also, Ed -- Darien Lake consistently underperforms. The Buffalo/Rochester market isn't big enough to support a major regional theme park. Six Flags hasn't spent much money there for just this reason. It does nothing for them.